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CAULIFLOWER SPECIAL SORTS FOR UNDER 

 GLASS AND PACIFIC COAST 



EXTRA rapid development and compact growth make 

 Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt cauliflower the ideal sort 

 for growing in hotbeds and on side benches in green- 

 houses. An abundance of water and well-regulated ven- 

 tilation are absolutely essential to success with this 

 vegetable under glass. Early Snowball is of the Dwarf 

 Erfurt type and may be considered the most popular. 



Conditions up and down the Pacific Coast favor an 

 ideal development of perfect cauliflower heads providing 

 stock is taken of this crop's peculiar requirements. Fail- 

 ures are largely due to a lack of moisture when the plants 

 need it most and to too late a start in regions with a cool 

 climate. As a general rule, for early crops, seeds are sown 

 during January and February in a hotbed. 



Broccoli is a small coarse species of cauliflower forming 

 either white or purplish heads. It is hardier, stands more 

 neglect, but does not measure up to cauliflower in quality. 



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